He was one of the great stars of French cinema. Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died in September 2021, would have been 90 on April 9. “Bébel”, as he is nicknamed, first became known with films from the Nouvelle Vague before building up a reputation as an action star and becoming a brand himself: In the 70s and 80s people went to the cinema to see the new “Belmondo”. – which mostly promised excitement with a pinch of humor.